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Thursday, February 07, 2008

The Graduate (1967)






From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 12/22/1967 (Friday, where "The Graduate" premiere date is the previous day, Thursday) is: 3 days, 459 weeks

'34-59' ( my birth date UK )


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/releaseinfo

Release dates for

The Graduate (1967)

USA 21 December 1967 (New York City, New York) (premiere)










From 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) to 2/14/1997 ( re-release 1967 US movie "The Graduate" ) is: 10070 days

10070 = 5035 + 5035

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 12/14/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar lander leaves Moon surface and I was onboard that Apollo 17 lunar lander spacecraft ) is: 5035 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/releaseinfo

Release dates for

The Graduate (1967)

USA 14 February 1997 (re-release)










http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/quotes

Memorable quotes for

The Graduate (1967)

[first lines]

Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_graduate


The Graduate is a 1967 comedy-drama-romance directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote the piece shortly after graduating from Williams College. The screenplay is by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. The film tells the story of Ben Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross).





http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001684/

Katharine Ross
Date of Birth: 29 January 1940

The Graduate (1967) .... Elaine Robinson
The Final Countdown (1980) .... Laurel Scott










From 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) to 7/29/1983 ( premiere US movie "Private School" ) is: 5933 days

'59-33' ( my birth date US )


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086143/

Private School (1983)

Plot Summary: Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby

Release Date: 29 July 1983 (USA)

Phoebe Cates ... Christine Ramsey





From 7/4/1946 ( postal code 07446 ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) is 3 days, 359 months

'33-59' ( my birth date US )

http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp

ZIP Code™ Matches in RAMSEY, NJ

07446










From 7/21/1979 to 2/20/1987 ( premiere UK movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" )(Friday) is: 2771 days

2771 = 1 + 1385 + 1385

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as a jet pilot ) is: 1385 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/releaseinfo

Release dates for

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

UK 20 February 1987





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/quotes

Memorable quotes for

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)


Sloane: He's gonna marry me.










From 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) to 8/26/1980 ( Chris Pine ) is 159 months, 3 weeks, 4 days

'1-59-34' ( my birth date UK )


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1517976/

Chris Pine
Date of Birth: 26 August 1980
Star Trek (2008) (filming) .... Kirk










From 6/2/1977 ( Zachary Quinto ) to 4/30/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 1793 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 1/29/1964 ( my first day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics ) is: 1793 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704270/

Zachary Quinto
Date of Birth: 2 June 1977
Star Trek (2008) (filming) .... Spock










From 12/25/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon for first ever Moon orbit and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) to 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) is: 208 days

From 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) to 2/14/1970 ( Simon Pegg ) is: 208 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/

Simon Pegg
Date of Birth: 14 February 1970
Star Trek (2008) (filming) .... Scotty










From 12/11/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar landing and I was one of the Apollo 17 astronauts walking on the Moon surface ) to 3/11/1989 ( Anton Yelchin ) is: 5934 days

'59-34' ( my birth date UK )


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947338/

Anton Yelchin
Date of Birth: 11 March 1989
Star Trek (2008) (filming) .... Pavel Chekov










From 6/16/1972 ( John Cho ) to 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 3606 days

3606 = 1803 + 1803

From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) is 1803 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158626/

John Cho
Date of Birth: 16 June 1972
Star Trek (2008) (filming) .... Sulu










From 1/29/1970 ( Janice Kawaye ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) is: 1188 days

1188 = 594 + 594

From 12/25/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon for first ever Moon orbit and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) to 8/11/1970 ( Chance Boyer ) is: 594 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442948/

Janice Kawaye
Date of Birth: 29 January 1970
Night of the Comet (1984) .... Sarah










From 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) to 8/11/1970 ( Chance Boyer ) is: 2375 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 9/2/1965 ( my first day as student at Princeton University ) is: 2375 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102016/

Chance Boyer
Date of Birth: 11 August 1970
Night of the Comet (1984) .... Brian










From 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) to 11/16/1984 ( premiere US movies "Missing in Action," "Night of the Comet," "A Nightmare on Elm Street" ) is: 7586 days

7586 = 3793 + 3793

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) is: 3793 days



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087727/

Missing in Action (1984)

Release Date: 16 November 1984 (USA)

Chuck Norris ... Col. James Braddock



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087799/

Night of the Comet (1984)

Release Date: 16 November 1984 (USA)

Plot Outline: A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive.



http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Release Date: 16 November 1984 (USA)

Tagline: She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives.










http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/quotes

Memorable quotes for

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)


Nancy: Whatever you do, don't fall asleep.










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-1

The first Space Shuttle mission, STS (Space Transportation System)-1, was launched April 12, 1981, and returned April 14. Space Shuttle Columbia orbited the earth 36 times in this 54.5-hour mission.


Not only was this the first launch of the Space Shuttle, but it marked the first time that solid fuel rockets were used for a U.S. manned launch. It was also the first U.S. manned space vehicle launched without an unmanned powered test flight.



STS-1 was the first test flight of what was, at the time, probably the most complex spacecraft ever built. There were numerous problems – 'anomalies' in NASA parlance – on the flight, as many systems could not be adequately tested on the ground or independently. Some of the more serious or interesting were:


During reentry, a protruding tile gap filler ducted hot gas into the right main landing gear well, which caused significant damage including buckling of the landing gear door.[1] Also, a tile next to the right-hand External Tank (ET) door on the underside of the shuttle was incorrectly installed, leading to excessive re-entry heating and melting of part of the ET door latch.










http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070406-N-5961C-011.jpg

070406-N-5961C-011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2007) - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class David Rankin stands by to direct the SH-60 helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 4 to the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Rankin, a native of Warrinton, Ore., was flying during an weapons off load between Reagan and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the South China Sea on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call (RELEASED)


http://www.navy.mil/view_photos_top.asp

070406-N-5961C-011










http://www.cswap.com/1994/Star_Trek:_Generations/cap/en/25fps/a/00_12

Star Trek: Generations


:14:51
- Kirk here.
- I can't hold her together much longer.

:15:04
Let's go!

:15:06
Activate main deflector.

:15:15
We're breaking free.

:15:35
It's all right. I'm increasing power
to compensate.

:15:40
- We're clear.
- You did it, Kirk! Damage report.

:15:44
Buckling on the starboard nacelle
and a hull breach in Engineering.

:15:49
- Emergency force fields in place.
- Where?

:15:53
Sections 20-28
on decks 13, 14 ...

:16:00
... and 15.

:16:03
Bridge to Captain Kirk.
Captain Kirk, please respond.

:16:13
Have Chekov meet me on deck 15.

:16:42
My God! Was anyone in here?

:16:48
Aye.










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-38_Talon

The Northrop T-38 Talon is an American supersonic jet trainer.

It is also flown by NASA and Boeing, who use the type as a chase plane.



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/STS-3_landing.jpg

Two T-38 Talon planes follow Space Shuttle Columbia as it lands










http://www.cswap.com/1998/Armageddon/cap/en/25fps/a/01_23

Armageddon


1:23:31
Sharp, what the hell is that?
ls that the lndependence?










http://www.cswap.com/1990/Memphis_Belle/cap/en/25fps/a/02_44

Memphis Belle


2:44:44
EUGENE: Breaking low at five o'clock.
Ball turret, watch out.

2:44:47
JACK: Fighter at ten coming in a half-roll.

2:44:54
RASCAL: That guy had blue eyes!










http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=34289&st=&st1=

Remarks at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Commencement Ceremony

May 16th, 1987


When I hear about the can-do spirit of America's doctors in uniform, it reminds me of a story about a group of marines. I hope those of you in the other services will forgive me for telling this, but the get-it-done spirit applies to all of America's physicians in uniform. These marines had been sent to the Army airborne school for training. And came the day for the first jump, the training officer told them that the planes would come in at 1,500 feet, they would jump from the plane, hit the ground, and move south. The marines seemed a little disturbed by this, and they went into a huddle. Then one of them as a spokesman for the group went to the officer and asked couldn't the plane come in at 500 feet instead of 1,500? And the officer explained that if they took the plane in too low, it wouldn't give them time for the parachutes to open. And he said, "Oh, you mean we're wearing parachutes?" [Laughter]










http://www.cswap.com/1994/Star_Trek:_Generations/cap/en/25fps/a/01_28

Star Trek: Generations


1:28:55
- How long have you been here?
- I don't know.

1:29:00
I was aboard the Enterprise-B in
the deflector control room ... Stir these.

1:29:06
The bulkhead disappeared and then I
found myself out there chopping wood -










From 4/12/1981 ( the first space shuttle orbiter flight launches into Earth orbit and I was onboard that space shuttle orbiter vehicle Columbia ) to 10/1/1990 ( television premiere episode "Star Trek: The Next Generation, Family" ) is: 3459 days

'34-59' ( my birth date UK )


http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/episode/68462.html

Family

The crew visits family.

Air Date: 10.01.1990





http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Family

"Family"

TNG, Episode 4x02

First aired: 1 October 1990


With the Enterprise in drydock following the battle with the Borg, Captain Picard returns home to France in an attempt to find himself again after his brutal ordeal with the Borg.










From 4/12/1981 ( the first space shuttle orbiter flight launches into Earth orbit and I was onboard that space shuttle orbiter vehicle Columbia ) to 7/21/1987 ( formal wedding ceremony for my wife Phoebe and me ) is: 2291 days

From 7/21/1987 ( formal wedding ceremony for my wife Phoebe and me ) to 10/28/1993 ( "The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror IV" ) is: 2291 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701279/

"The Simpsons"
Treehouse of Horror IV (1993)

Original Air Date: 28 October 1993 (Season 5, Episode 5)





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701279/plotsummary

Plot summary for

"The Simpsons"
Treehouse of Horror IV (1993)

When Homer announces he would sell his soul for a donut, the Devil, disguised as Ned Flanders, shows up to take him up on the offer. Second Act, while ridings to school, Bart believe he sees a malevolent gremlin on the side of the bus. And final act, Mr. Burns is Dracula, in a spoof of Francis Ford Coppola's vampire film.










From 4/13/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) is: 1516 days

From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) to 8/1/1980 ( premiere US movie "The Final Countdown" ) is: 1516 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/

The Final Countdown (1980)

Release Date: 1 August 1980 (USA)

Katharine Ross ... Laurel Scott
James Farentino ... Wing Commander Richard T. Owens / Mr Richard Tideman










From 2/24/1938 ( James Farentino ) to 1/29/1964 ( my first day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics ) is: 9470 days

9470 = 4735 + 4735

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 7/2/1976 ( I intercepted the comet in the outer solar system and set to work at diverting it ) is: 4735 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267232/

James Farentino
Date of Birth: 24 February 1938
The Final Countdown (1980) .... Wing Commander Richard T. Owens / Mr Richard Tideman





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_%28film%29

The Final Countdown is a 1980 science fiction film about a modern aircraft carrier that travels through time


At the conclusion, Tideman's limousine is waiting to meet the "Nimitz" ship on her return to her homeport. As the chauffeur introduces Lasky to "Mr and Mrs Tideman", Lasky sees that they are a now-aged Owen and Laurel. Laurel and Charlie are happy to be reunited after a long absence. Laurel and Owen had become wealthy from Owen's knowledge of then-future technology.










From 4/10/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 5/22/1985 ( premiere US movie "Rambo: First Blood Part II" ) is: 4790 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 4/13/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) is: 4790 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089880/

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Release Date: 22 May 1985 (USA)

Sylvester Stallone ... John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna ... Col. Samuel Trautman





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089880/quotes

Memorable quotes for

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)


Trautman: John where are you going?

Rambo: I don't know.

Trautman: You get a second medal of honor for this.





http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html

NORRIS, THOMAS R.

Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, SEAL Advisor, Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team, Headquarters, U.S. Military Assistance Command. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 to 13 April 1972. Entered service at: Silver Spring, Md. Born: 14 January 1944, Jacksonville, Fla. Citation: Lt. Norris completed an unprecedented ground rescue of 2 downed pilots deep within heavily controlled enemy territory in Quang Tri Province. Lt. Norris, on the night of 10 April, led a 5-man patrol through 2,000 meters of heavily controlled enemy territory, located 1 of the downed pilots at daybreak, and returned to the Forward Operating Base (FOB). On 11 April, after a devastating mortar and rocket attack on the small FOB, Lt. Norris led a 3-man team on 2 unsuccessful rescue attempts for the second pilot. On the afternoon of the 12th, a forward air controller located the pilot and notified Lt. Norris. Dressed in fishermen disguises and using a sampan, Lt. Norris and 1 Vietnamese traveled throughout that night and found the injured pilot at dawn. Covering the pilot with bamboo and vegetation, they began the return journey, successfully evading a North Vietnamese patrol. Approaching the FOB, they came under heavy machinegun fire. Lt. Norris called in an air strike which provided suppression fire and a smoke screen, allowing the rescue party to reach the FOB. By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, undaunted courage, and selfless dedication in the face of extreme danger, Lt. Norris enhanced the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.










From 2/14/1964 ( Zach Galligan ) to 4/13/1972 ( U. S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) is: 2981 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) is: 2981 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002090/

Zach Galligan
Date of Birth: 14 February 1964

Gremlins (1984) .... Billy Peltzer

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) .... Billy Peltzer

"Star Trek: Voyager" .... Ensign David Gentry (1 episode, 1998)
- In the Flesh (1998) TV episode .... Ensign David Gentry










From 4/13/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 1/19/1993 ( Gus Lewis ) is: 7586 days

7586 = 3793 + 3793

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) is: 3793 days


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1600560/

Gus Lewis
Date of Birth: 19 January 1993
Batman Begins (2005) .... Bruce Wayne - age 8










From 4/13/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 11/17/1996 ( premiere TV movie "Apollo 11" ) is: 8984 days

8984 = 4492 + 4492

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 11/2/1975 ( I launch from Earth by myself to intercept the comet in the outer solar system ) is: 4492 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115560/

Apollo 11 (1996) (TV)

Release Date: 17 November 1996 (USA)










http://www.cswap.com/1991/Flight_of_the_Intruder/cap/en/2_Parts/b/00_16

Flight of the Intruder


17:11
My first bombardier and 50,000
other Americans are dead and...

:17:16
can anyone tell me why?

:17:18
I realize that
I'm Lieutenant Nobody.

:17:21
I'm... I'm not really sure
about anything anymore.

:17:24
This war's become
very confusing.

:17:26
Nobody... nobody wants
to fight in it.

:17:29
Nobody seems to want to win it.

:17:32
Maybe it never should
have happened,

:17:35
but people do die in it.

:17:37
Maybe for me, it got personal,
because I do know the difference

:17:41
between dying for something
and dying for nothing.